Meta To Limit Instagram & Facebook Use To 2 Hours Daily For Teens, Will Enforce Complete Shutdown At Night: All Details
Meta will impose a default two-hour daily time limit on Instagram and Facebook for users under 18, along with a mandatory overnight shutdown of the apps, as part of a settlement with a coalition of US state attorneys general, according to the office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Two-hour cap, parental override only Under the agreement, teenagers using Facebook and Instagram will be…
Meta is set to implement a two-hour daily usage cap on Instagram and Facebook for users under 18, as part of a $17 billion settlement with a coalition of US state attorneys general. This limit can only be overridden with parental permission and will be enforced during overnight hours, from midnight to 6 am, when teens will be completely locked out of the apps.
The restriction aims to reduce the risk of addiction and potential harm to minors. If other major platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Snap adopt similar measures, the daily limit could drop to one hour. Meta will also disable notifications for under-18 users during these time periods and through the school day. These measures are part of the settlement designed to address allegations that Meta designed Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to children while downplaying the associated risks.
The settlement still requires court approval and includes enhancements to age-verification systems and expanded parental controls. Meta has agreed to implement the changes within months, acknowledging the settlement as a step towards making social media safer for young users.
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